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I started aquatherapy today and my turtle moved his back legs VERY slightly while in the water, but when he got out I was petting his shell and when my finger reached the bottom of his shell (down by his back legs that I thought were paralyzed) the legs both came out and he was able to push off...

Thank you both for your input. I will try aquatherapy for the next few weeks and see if more leg mobility is acquired! I guess it is possible Bunnyscotch could be a descendant of a Florida box turtle. The mother and father both have a yellow stripe down their backs as you described (see...

Hello Tortoise Forum, This is my first official post, as I am new to the group, but have been looking at the threads for years. I've visited the site often with many questions about how to care for the 3 older wild box turtles that have lived in our yard for the past 7 years. Anyways...I came...